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Greetings backers! Hydra Rewards
Good news from the packing-room at the Croc HQ: the castings of the Hydra have at last arrived, and packing is underway. As mentioned in the last update, the Hydra was the final miniature that we funded in the Kickstarter - with it's arrival, ALL sculpting and moldmaking for this program is now complete, and most of the casting is as well (other than the odds and ends that we may have to make a few extras for - which always happens!). That is great news, as with each element that we complete, the remaining items on the 'to do list' get more of our time to finish off. So, things are happening much faster now.
Lots and lots of Hydra parts - sorting and packing!
We're now packing the last of the rewards for our backers who pledged for the Hydras, and any backers who asked us to wait and ship their miniature rewards when everything was complete. This is likely to take a few weeks yet to get all of them out the door, but we are nearing the finish-line as far as the miniatures are concerned. If you are still waiting on miniatures, we'll be sending out shipping address confirmations over the next couple weeks, as packages get filled. If you want to add something to your package, let us know as soon as possible - shipping can be expensive, but it is much cheaper to add a few items to your existing package. If you have not gotten a shipping confirmation yet and think you should have, please let us know and we'll be able to let you know where your minis are in the process.
A pic of the first Hydra, assembled and ready for painting.
Rulebook & Art update But how is the book coming, you ask? We know this is far behind schedule, and we are doing everything possible to complete all the elements to send to the printer this spring, so that it is available this summer.
Final art elements are coming in, and we are laying out more and more pages every day. Our art contributors are working furiously to get the last illustrations finished to bring the world of Olympus to vivid life. Does the book need more dangerous, deadly women? Check! Does it need more scenes of drunken revelry? Check!! Does it need more pics of Trojans and Amazons? Triple-check!!! Below are a few of these recently-completed illustrations, we hope you guys will like them:
A dangerous, deadly woman...
Artemis illustration, by Piya Wannachaiwong
A scene of drunken revelry...
Arcadia, by Tony Hough
Amazons and Trojans on the march...
Trojans & Amazons, by Des Hanley
That is just a taste of what is in store. Until next time!
-Chris & Felicity (Debs) FitzPatrick
Chris FitzPatrick I dug up some of my old concepts, from the late 1990s when WarGods was just getting started. The City-Dweller of Thoth is on the left. Love to get around to sculpting some of these guys someday!
Happy Halloween from the Croc Team!
We hope your holiday is filled with tricks, treats, and lots of spooky fun! And to help with the 'spooky fun', we thought we'd make an update that focuses on some of the monsters that will be appearing in the upcoming rulebook -- AND, show off some of the cool artwork that goes along with them! Charon
Let's meet our guide in the realm of the dead... Charon. The realm of the Underworld plays a big part in WarGods of Olympus; after all, it is where all of our brave Hoplites will end up, eventually. Some of the scenarios in the Campaigns chapter actually take place in the Underworld... a place that is easier to enter than it is to leave!
This picture shows Charon, the boatman of the river Styx. Only those who pay a silver coin are permitted to cross the river into the land of the dead. This illustration was made by Des Hanley, just one of dozens of fantastic pictures he has contributed to Olympus. We hope to show off a few more of his pics in the next few months, leading up to the rulebook's release.
Charon, by Des Hanley
Shades
Dark in here, isn't it? The Demigod of Hades has a special relationship with the Underworld (after all, his dad runs the place!) and so he has the unique ability to summon the spirits of dead warriors to fight for him in a ghostly legion. And yes, we'll eventually be making miniatures for them too!
This picture features a brave Demigod of Apollo, who has found himself trapped in Hades' midnight realm and surrounded by a nightmarish army of ghostly shades... will light or darkness prevail? This awesome illustration was made by Paul Jeacock, who you may remember as having contributed to the original WarGods of Aegyptus rules. We're pleased to have Paul working on the project, and we hope you will be too!
Light vs. Darkness, by Paul Jeacock
Harpies
Half-woman, half-vulture, these foul monsters were created by the gods to torment mankind. They are a part of the Titan faction, following the Titan horde like birds of carrion, feeding on the dead and the dying that that the giant monsters leave in their wake. They are particularly useful when the Titans face-off against archers, as the Harpies can quickly intercept and incapacitate these troublesome enemies, covering one of the Titans' greatest weaknesses - their vulnerability to missile fire.
In this picture, a band of Athenians have entered an ancient ruin, a place forsaken by men and cursed by the gods - there, they are ambushed by a flock of cackling Harpies, thirsty for the blood of men! This illustration was made by John Wigley, who Croc fans will recognize his many contributions to the Wendigo Warband Guide. John has been hard at work of Olympus, and this is just one of dozens of exciting new illustrations that he's made for the book.
Harpies Attack, by John Wigley
Athens Shipping Update!
One final bit of news for this month - the production and packing for the Athenian miniatures is finished, and we are preparing to ship these miniatures to Athens backers this week. If you are an Athens backer we'll be sending you a shipping address confirmation email in the next few days - if you don't get one this week, just send us an email and we'll get it sorted out for you.
We hope you enjoyed this art sneak-peek, have a great Halloween weekend!
-Chris & Debs
The ram-headed sons of Khanum are back -- the Khemru! Created by their god on his potter's wheel, the peace-loving Khemru are protectors of all natural things. Though they have sworn to never shed Aegyptian blood, they are not entirely pacifistic, for those who will not submit to the peace of Khanum will be taught a painful lesson with mace and club! We've put together a new starter set for the Khemru, including all the basics to start a warband -- a unit of warriors, a Master of Words, Priest, Hero, and a Harbinger to lead them all. The Harbinger included in this set has been unavailable for a long time; but we've finally been able to re-master this cool miniature and bring him back into production! He is also available singly for a limited time, for our customers who already own all the Khemru in the Starter Set. These minis are available NOW in the Croc Store:
